Pillar Space Systems
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Hiring now
10
+6 posted in 30 days
Backers
1
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Momentum
24/100
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How Pillar Space Systems hires
Truth index
B 75/100
Ghost roles
0%
Stale roles
100%
Reposted roles
0%
Pillar Space Systems scores B on the Alion truth index (A is best, E worst), measured over 4 open roles re-checked against its own hiring board: 0% look like ghost listings, 100% have gone stale and 0% are the same role posted again. It measures how much of what this employer publishes turns into a real, finite search - not the employer as a workplace. How the index is computed
Overview
Reusable satellites that stay in orbit — rentable infrastructure for microgravity manufacturing. You bring the payload; the spacecraft is already there.
Tech stack
Technologies named in job postings at Pillar Space Systems over the last 12 months, by layer, with the share of postings for each.
Technologies in use
62
Postings analysed
10
Stack modernity
64/100
Languages
Python50%
Bash20%
C++20%
MATLAB20%
Frameworks & libraries
F Prime10%
NASA cFS10%
Orekit10%
Cloud & platforms
Linux30%
Azure20%
Microsoft Entra ID20%
SIEM20%
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Full Pillar Space Systems tech stack
62 technologies · by team · pay by technology · changes · similar stacks
Salary insights
Compensation ranges based on this company's open jobs
Median
$275k
Typical range
$275k
Open positions
10
10
Jobs
Staff
100%
| Level | Jobs | Median | Typical range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Staff | 10 | $275k | $275k |
Highest paying role
Founding Lead Structures Engineer
$275k
Normalized to USD per year
All salaries at Pillar Space Systems
By role, level and city, against the market · 10 jobs with pay
Growth
Hiring Momentum
35/100
Slowing
Open positions
10
0 opened / 0 closed in 30 days
ATS activity
Every ~4 hours
Today
Hiring Focus
The percentage next to each role is its share of the company's job openings over the last 90 days; the arrow shows the shift versus the previous period.
Hardware
38% ▲
Backend
25% ▲
QA
13% ▲
Management
13% ▲
Operations
13% ▲
Actively hiring for Hardware (+3 in 30 days)
Offices
Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
1
Hiring now
1
Countries
1
Busiest office
Los Angeles
Los Angeles
United States
HQ
11 open roles 8 posted in 90 days 73% engineering $275k Avg Salary
hires for Hardware, Backend, QA
Jobs
$185k – $275k per year • Hybrid • Nationals only • Full-Time • 3+ years exp • Bachelor's Degree • Los Angeles
Python
PowerShell
Bash
Azure
Git
HPC
Linux
Windows
DNS
DHCP
VPN
Cybersecurity
FedRAMP
Zero Trust
Least Privilege
Microsoft Entra ID
PKI
SIEM
Defense
CMMC
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$185k – $275k per year • Hybrid • Nationals only • Full-Time • 8+ years exp • Bachelor's Degree • Los Angeles
Python
MATLAB
Orekit
GMAT
STK
FMEA
SysML
Cameo Systems Modeler
IBM DOORS
MedTech
Verification & Validation
Defense
MIL-STD-882
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$185k – $275k per year • Hybrid • Nationals only • Full-Time • 8+ years exp • Bachelor's Degree • Los Angeles
AWS
Chips/EDA
Ansys HFSS
Keysight ADS
SpaceTech
CCSDS
ECSS
FMEA
Defense
MIL-STD-461
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$185k – $275k per year • Hybrid • Nationals only • Full-Time • 8+ years exp • Bachelor's Degree • Los Angeles
Python
Verilog
VHDL
KiCad
SpaceTech
MIL-STD-1553
SpaceWire
CCSDS
FMEA
Defense
MIL-STD-461
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$185k – $275k per year • Hybrid • Nationals only • Full-Time • 8+ years exp • Bachelor's Degree • Los Angeles
Rust
Verilog
C
C++
VHDL
Embedded C
DevOps
RTOS
CI/CD
Linux
Chips/EDA
PetaLinux
IoT
FreeRTOS
SpaceTech
NASA cFS
RTEMS
F Prime
DO-178C
MIL-STD-1553
SpaceWire
CCSDS
MedTech
Verification & Validation
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$185k – $275k per year • Hybrid • Nationals only • Full-Time • 2+ years exp • Bachelor's Degree • Los Angeles
SLI/SLO/SLA
SpaceTech
ECSS
FMEA
MedTech
Verification & Validation
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$185k – $275k per year • Hybrid • Nationals only • Full-Time • 8+ years exp • Bachelor's Degree • Los Angeles
Python
Rust
C++
MATLAB
Simulink
AI/ML
Reinforcement Learning
DevOps
SLI/SLO/SLA
Robotics
Sensor Fusion
Reinforcement Learning
SpaceTech
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STK
MedTech
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